We have been pushed up to feel content with $3 gas now. People began to react heavily at $4 last time and that was a short spike. They parked cars and gave away SUVs and pick-ups to trade for something smaller. Some dealers would not even accept a large vehicle in trade. The prices they were offering were outlandish. As I say, some just refused to deal up front. Everything that moves goes up in cost when gas goes up. If OPEC can force $150/bbl oil, the world economy is in jeopardy. The oil cartel does not seem to act reasonably so these prices will likely happen and the world will adjust. I can only hope somebody comes up with a viable solution that makes oil worth more like $30/bbl or less. Let them eat sand I say.

They tested the waters and prepared us by provoking outrage at $4/gallon. We had been pissed at $3 so they pushed it to $4 to generate outrage. Then they dropped it back down and everyone settled down. Now it is above $3 again and nobody's throwing a fit yet.

They have successfully moved "the window" of what people find outrageous and unacceptable. They have changed what people will accept.

Next they'll use $5 to make $4 seem okay and acceptable.

Glenn Beck called this the "Overton Window" and exemplified it in his book of the same name. While the book was a work of fiction, the representation of what corporations do is still accurate.

They tested the waters and prepared us by provoking outrage at $4/gallon. We had been pissed at $3 so they pushed it to $4 to generate outrage. Then they dropped it back down and everyone settled down. Now it is above $3 again and nobody's throwing a fit yet.They have successfully moved "the window" of what people find outrageous and unacceptable. They have changed what people will accept.Next they'll use $5 to make $4 seem okay and acceptable.Glenn Beck called this the "Overton Window" and exemplified it in his book of the same name. While the book was a work of fiction, the representation of what corporations do is still accurate.We have, as a society, had our window moved.

The cute little story you tell is unfortunately true.We're going to get there sooner or later. Obama has said we need $5 gas to help go green. The only caveat on any politician's mind is getting there without killing the golden goose, the economy. Same for the auto manufacturers. William Clay Jr. said his goal was to sell tiny cars to people at SUV prices. If the system dictated $5 gas, he could achieve his wish and make lots of profit. People went right back to purchasing trucks and SUVs in 2010, forgetting all about the $4/gal peak we experienced. I bet this makes the manufacturers orgasmic because they know $4 gas will make people shift to those $35K tin cans in droves.

<quoted text>The cute little story you tell is unfortunately true.We're going to get there sooner or later. Obama has said we need $5 gas to help go green. The only caveat on any politician's mind is getting there without killing the golden goose, the economy. Same for the auto manufacturers. William Clay Jr. said his goal was to sell tiny cars to people at SUV prices. If the system dictated $5 gas, he could achieve his wish and make lots of profit. People went right back to purchasing trucks and SUVs in 2010, forgetting all about the $4/gal peak we experienced. I bet this makes the manufacturers orgasmic because they know $4 gas will make people shift to those $35K tin cans in droves.

That's true, that's very true...

Not to mention that those very same high gas prices will be the nail-in-the-coffin for all those Farm Trucks the domestics have been selling lately...

and as we continue to hear the whine for increased profit sharing from that communist party uaw who continues to hold the auto Industry and taxpayers hostage with their own self-proclaimed "Entitlements".

<quoted text>That's true, that's very true...Not to mention that those very same high gas prices will be the nail-in-the-coffin for all those Farm Trucks the domestics have been selling lately...and as we continue to hear the whine for increased profit sharing from that communist party uaw who continues to hold the auto Industry and taxpayers hostage with their own self-proclaimed "Entitlements".What a joke.

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